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| Course Title | Code | Language | Type | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research Methods | ECON307 | Turkish | Compulsory | 5. Semester | 3 + 0 | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| Prerequisite Courses | |
| Course Level | Undergraduate |
| Mode of delivery | Lecture |
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| Instructor(s) | |
| Goals | It is aimed at teaching students the processes of designing, writing, and presenting research in order to gain the ability to conduct scientific research in the social sciences. |
| Course Content | What is Knowledge and Science? What are the Characteristics of Science? What is Research? Basic Concepts in Research, Planning the Research and Determining the Research Purpose and Problem, Academic Ethics-Plagiarism, Research Design, Data Types and Data Acquisition, Literature and Source Review, Qualitative Research and Data Collection Methods in Qualitative Research, Quantitative Research and Data Collection Methods in Quantitative Research, Data Collection Methods in Quantitative Research, Design of Survey Tools, Characteristics and Creation of Questionnaire, Sampling Process in Quantitative Research Sampling Methods in Quantitative Research, Scaling and Scale Types, Error, Reliability and Validity in Scientific Research, Scientific Research Project Presentations |
| # | Öğrenme Kazanımı |
| 1 | -Students will be able to understand the main scientific methods, identify research questions, conduct a literature review, comprehend the processes of data collection and analysis, and interpret research results. |
| 2 | Students will be able to demonstrate ethical behavior and develop academic writing skills. |
| 3 | Students' critical thinking skills are developed and their ability to conduct scientific research is strengthened. |
| Week | Topics/Applications | Method |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | What is Knowledge and Science? What are the Characteristics of Science? What is Research? Basic Concepts in Research | Preparation, After Class Study |
| 2. Week | Planning the Research and Determining the Research Objective and Problem | Preparation, After Class Study |
| 3. Week | Academic Ethics-Plagiarism | Preparation, After Class Study |
| 4. Week | Research Design, Data Types and Data Collection | Preparation, After Class Study |
| 5. Week | Literature Review | Preparation, After Class Study |
| 6. Week | Qualitative Research and Data Collection Methods in Qualitative Research | Preparation, After Class Study |
| 7. Week | Quantitative Research and Data Collection Methods in Quantitative Research | Preparation, After Class Study |
| 8. Week | MIDTERM EXAM | |
| 9. Week | Data Collection Methods in Quantitative Research, Design of Questionnaire Tools, Characteristics and Creation of Questionnaire | Preparation, After Class Study |
| 10. Week | Sampling Process in Quantitative Research | Preparation, After Class Study |
| 11. Week | Sampling Methods in Quantitative Research | Preparation, After Class Study |
| 12. Week | Scaling and Scale Types | Preparation, After Class Study |
| 13. Week | Accuracy, Reliability and Validity in Scientific Research | Preparation, After Class Study |
| 14. Week | Research Project Presentations | Preparation, After Class Study |
| No | Program Requirements | Level of Contribution | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | Know the basic concepts of economics at an advanced level; can abstract the economic decision-making units in households, firms, government agencies, and predict the results of their decision-making mechanisms in different market and competition conditions. | ✔ | |||||
| 2 | Understand the objectives of economies such as growth, employment, productivity, sustainability; may propose solutions to problems such as unemployment, contraction, inflation, high interest rates and similar problems. | ✔ | |||||
| 3 | Capable to make sense of the international interactions of national economies with an international economic perspective. | ✔ | |||||
| 4 | Have knowledge about the historical development of the world economy and its current structure, understand the working process of different economic systems. | ✔ | |||||
| 5 | Can combine economic theory with mathematical, statistical and econometric skills to analyze concrete situations; are experienced in economic data collection and analysis methods by utilyzing technology. | ✔ | |||||
| 6 | Analyze the different sectors of the economy such as agriculture, industry and services through the Production Factors such as Labor, Capital, Natural Resource, Information and Entrepreneurship and evaluate the country economies. | ✔ | |||||
| 7 | Know the current status, historical background, the strengths and weaknesses of Turkish economy in macro and micro scale; can propose solutions, make theoretical and applied studies in this direction as individuals and teams. | ✔ | |||||
| 8 | Know the relations of economics as a social science with other sciences especially with politics, business administration, law, history, mathematics and engineering; reflect the theoretical knowledge in practice and have collaborative working culture. | ✔ | |||||
| 9 | Have the consciousness of lifelong learning, use the education to keep knowledge updated and contribute to the business life. | ✔ | |||||
| 10 | Have the cultural consciousness, know their own history, develop awareness of working with different cultures, respect individual, social and cultural rights. | ✔ | |||||
| 11 | Behave in accordance with ethical values in their works, have the ability of questioning, free thinking with no prejudices. | ✔ | |||||
| 12 | Have the consciousness of fulfilling the given tasks at the right time. In this process, utilize in maximum written, visual, audio sources and information-communication technologies. | ✔ | |||||
| 13 | Have the experience and ability to explain what they learn in written, oral and visual manner. | ✔ | |||||
| 14 | Use the Turkish and English language properly and effectively, and pursue professional readings in double language. | ✔ | |||||
| Program Requirements | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| PY2 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| PY3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| PY4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| PY5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| PY6 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| PY7 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| PY8 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| PY9 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| PY10 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY11 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| PY12 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY13 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| PY14 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Ders Kitabı veya Notu | Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır. |
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| Diğer Kaynaklar |
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| ECTS credits and course workload | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Ders İçi |
Class Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
|
Ders Dışı |
Research | 11 | 2.5 | 27.5 |
|
Sınavlar |
Midterm | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Homework | 14 | 2 | 28 | |
| Homework Preparation | 14 | 2 | 28 | |
| Final | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total Workload | 127.5 | |||
| *AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 | ECTS Credit of the Course | 5.0 | ||
